Apple M6 (12-core) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
100Single-core—
65.8Multi-core—
100Efficiencyspec-based93.3
42.2Platformspec-based58.7
5 spec wins — Apple M6 (12-core)1 spec wins — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Apple M6 (12-core)
- 50% higher Efficiency cores: 6 vs 4
- 33% lower process: 2 nm vs 3 nm
- 20% higher cores: 12 vs 10
- 20% higher threads: 12 vs 10
- 20% higher Boost clock: 4.8 GHz vs 4 GHz
Reasons to pick the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100
- 300% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 32 GB
General
| Spec | Apple M6 (12-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2026 |
| Process | 2 nm+33% | 3 nm |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | Apple M6 (12-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 12+20% | 10 |
| Performance cores | 6 | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | 6+50% | 4 |
| Threads | 12+20% | 10 |
| Boost clock | 4.8 GHz+20% | 4 GHz |
| L3 cache | — | 34 MB |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | Apple M6 (12-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | Apple 12-core GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X2-45 |
| iGPU clock | — | 1,700 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | Apple M6 (12-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5x-9523 |
| Max memory | 32 GB | 128 GB+300% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | Apple M6 (12-core) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus X2P-64-100 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 4,610Top 2% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 20,676Top 15% | — |
| PassMark | 36,209Top 30% | — |
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